Systems and methods for transmitting media associated with a measure of quality based on level of game play in an interactive video gaming environment

Abstract

Systems and methods for incorporating online user generated media content (e.g., videos) into an interactive video gaming environment are provided. Media assets that are associated with different measures of quality generated by users are stored on a remote server. A player action is received by the remote server. A determination is made as to which one of the plurality of levels of the interactive video gaming environment corresponds to the action. One of the videos associated with one of the measures of quality is selected based on the determination of the level corresponding to the action. The selected video is transmitted to the player.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for providing video to users of equipment having an exercise application, the method comprising:
 receiving, using control circuitry, a first plurality of videos associated with a first quality, wherein the first plurality of videos includes user-generated content provided by a plurality of users; 
 receiving, using the control circuitry, a second plurality of videos associated with a second quality, wherein a measure of the first quality is greater than a measure of the second quality, wherein the second plurality of videos includes user-generated content provided by the plurality of users; 
 continuously, using the control circuitry, monitoring an exercise attribute of the user using the equipment; 
 determining, using the control circuitry, whether the exercise attribute exceeds a predetermined minimum exercise threshold; 
 selecting, using the control circuitry, one the first and second plurality of videos based on whether the exercise attribute exceeds the predetermined minimum exercise threshold; and 
 retrieving, using the control circuitry, for display to the user one of the videos of the selected one of the first and second plurality of videos. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the equipment is mobile media equipment device, stationary exercise equipment, mobile communications device, a computer, or user television equipment device. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of videos include a first plurality of clips of a first time interval of a sporting event and the second plurality of videos include a second plurality of clips of a second time interval subsequent to the first time interval of the sporting event. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , where the measures of the first and second qualities correspond to picture resolution, length of the videos, popularity the videos among a community, content quality of the videos, originality of the videos, level of attractiveness of a person, or rarity of the videos. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining whether the exercise attribute exceeds the predetermined minimum exercise threshold comprises:
 retrieving an exercise profile associated with the user; 
 generating the predetermined minimum exercise threshold based on the exercise profile; and 
 comparing a length of time the user is using the equipment with the generated predetermined minimum exercise threshold to determine whether the length of time exceeds the generated predetermined minimum exercise threshold. 
 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising repeating, after each video is displayed to the user, the monitoring, determining, selecting and retrieving while the user is exercising using the equipment. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 selecting the first plurality of videos when the exercise attribute exceeds the predetermined minimum exercise threshold; and 
 selecting the second plurality of videos when the exercise attribute is less than the predetermined minimum exercise threshold. 
 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the predetermined minimum exercise threshold is inversely proportional to a level of intensity of the exercise of the user. 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one of the videos is a first video and is from the first plurality of videos, and wherein the retrieving comprises:
 determining whether the first video has previously been accessed by the user; and 
 retrieving for display a second one of the plurality of videos from the first plurality of videos instead of the first video when the first video has previously been accessed by the user. 
 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the exercise attribute is a length of time the user is exercising in a current session, a heart rate of the user, or a distance covered by the user in the current session. 
     
     
       11. A system for providing video to a user of equipment having an exercise application, the system comprising:
 control circuitry configured to: 
 receive a first plurality of videos associated with a first quality, wherein the first plurality of videos includes user-generated content provided by a plurality of users; 
 receive a second plurality of videos associated with a second quality, wherein the second plurality of videos includes user-generated content provided by the plurality of users, and wherein a measure of the first quality is greater than a measure of the second quality; 
 continuously monitor an exercise attribute of the user using the equipment; 
 determine whether the exercise attribute exceeds a predetermined minimum exercise threshold; 
 select one the first and second plurality of videos based on whether the exercise attribute exceeds the predetermined minimum exercise threshold; and 
 retrieve for display to the user one of the videos of the selected one of the first and second plurality of videos. 
 
     
     
       12. The system of  claim 11 , wherein the equipment is mobile media equipment device, stationary exercise equipment, mobile communications device, computer, or user television equipment device. 
     
     
       13. The system of  claim 11 , wherein the first plurality of videos include a first plurality of clips of a first time interval of a sporting event and the second plurality of videos include a second plurality of clips of a second time interval subsequent to the first time interval of the sporting event. 
     
     
       14. The system of  claim 11 , where the measures of the first and second qualities correspond to picture resolution, length of the videos, popularity the videos among a community, content quality of the videos, originality of the videos, level of attractiveness of a person, or rarity of the videos. 
     
     
       15. The system of  claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to determine whether the exercise attribute exceeds the predetermined minimum exercise threshold by:
 retrieving an exercise profile associated with the user; 
 generating the predetermined minimum exercise threshold based on the exercise profile; and 
 comparing a length of time the user is using the equipment with the generated predetermined minimum exercise threshold to determine whether the length of time exceeds the generated predetermined minimum exercise threshold. 
 
     
     
       16. The system of  claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to repeat, after each video is displayed to the user, the monitoring, determining, selecting and retrieving while the user is exercising using the equipment. 
     
     
       17. The system of  claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
 select the first plurality of videos when the exercise attribute exceeds the predetermined minimum exercise threshold; and 
 select the second plurality of videos when the exercise attribute is less than the predetermined minimum exercise threshold. 
 
     
     
       18. The system of  claim 11 , wherein the predetermined minimum exercise threshold is inversely proportional to a level of intensity of the exercise of the user. 
     
     
       19. The system of  claim 11 , wherein the one of the videos is a first video and is from the first plurality of videos, and wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
 determine whether the first video has previously been accessed by the user; and 
 retrieve for display a second one of the plurality of videos from the first plurality of videos instead of the first video when the first video has previously been accessed by the user. 
 
     
     
       20. The system of  claim 11 , wherein the exercise attribute is a length of time the user is exercising in a current session, a heart rate of the user, or a distance covered by the user in the current session.